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DESCRIPTION:Apostle’s Fast\n\nVESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Readi ng\n\nThere are no appointed psalms to be chanted tonight.\n\nAt Psalm 140 \n\nTone 3\, Podoben “Great is the power of Your martyrs...”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nO heavenly father\, accept me as You did the repen tant prodigal son\,* though I sin greatly and embitter You\,* the good Mas ter who are merciful by nature\;* and make me one of Your hirelings.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Yo ur promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nI have passed the time of my life in slothfulness* and have drawn nigh to the end\, wretch that I a m.* I give no thought to the judgment which awaits me\,* nor to my falling away from God.* But\, having turned me back to You\, О Saviour\,* rescue me from them.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nFrom Gehenna\, from the gnashing of teeth and every other ete rnal retribution* deliver my lowly soul\, О supremely good Lord\;* that w ith faith I may hymn the merciful God\,* who by nature is the Lover of man kind.\n\nTone 8\, Podoben: “What shall we call you…”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and H e shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nWhat shall we call thee\ , O glorious one? * True hierarch and sacred teacher\, * confirmation of t he Orthodox\, * and eye of the Church\, * beacon which shineth forth a noe tic light\, * one who wast glorious among the martyrs\, * O champion of tr uth\, * and great accuser of falsehood. ** Pray thou that our souls be sav ed!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you p eople.\n\nWhat shall we call thee\, O holy hierarch? * A river which proce edeth from the noetic Eden\, * watering the earth * with spiritual dews\, * cup which is full of divine water * which drowneth the followers of Ariu s\, * pillar of fire which guideth the new people * by divine grace. ** Pr ay thou that our souls be saved!\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\ ;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nWhat shall I call thee\, O Eusebius ? * Bestower of piety * and destroyer of impiety\, * adornment of passion- bearers and joy of priests\, * sickle which cutteth down the tares * and g athereth in the wheat of heaven\, * ever-flowing fount of miracles * which relieveth the burning heat of infirmities. ** Pray thou that our souls be saved!\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO most immaculate and pure one\, * who have given birth to the unbearable Fire * Who burns up sins * and bedews the fa ithful: by your supplications * consume the tinder of my boundless offense s\, * and with the dew cool my soul\, * which is withering away through th e passions\, * that with a loud voice I\, your servant\, * may magnify you r mercy and your power.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 8\n\nAnd now bless the Lord\ ,* all you servants of the Lord.\n\nverse: Who stand in the temple of the Lord\, in the courtyards of the house of our God.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 3\n \nOur evening hymn do we bring to You\, O Christ\,* with incense and spiri tual songs\,* have mercy on us and save our souls.\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as the eyes of servants are on t he hands of their masters\, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress\, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.\n \nSave me\, O Lord my God\, for You are the salvation of all:* The storm o f the passions disquiets me\,* and the yoke of my transgressions weighs he avily upon me.* Stretch out Your helping hand and lead me up to the light of compunction\,* for You alone are compassionate and the Lover of mankind .\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we have been fille d with shame\; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich\, of th e contempt of the proud.\n\nGreat is the power of Your Cross\, О Lord!* F or it was planted in one place\, yet works throughout the whole world\;* m aking apostles of fishermen and martyrs of the heathen\,* that they might pray for our souls.\n\nTone 3\, Glory… Now…\n\nО Lady\, intercessor f or all who pray to you:* in you we find boldness\, of you do we boast\, an d in you have we place all our hope.* Entreat Him who was born from you* o n behalf of your unprofitable servants.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4\n\nHaving sh ared the way of life of the apostles\,* and having become a successor to t heir thrones\,* labouring you found the divinely inspired way to contempla tion.* Therefore\, forthrightly ministering the word of truth\,* you shed your blood for the faith\, O hieromartyr\, Eusebius.* Intercede with Chris t our God for the salvation of our souls.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nTo the One who was reared in the Temple\,* close to the Holy of Holies\,* and who wa s full of faith\, wisdom\, and perfect virginity\,* Gabriel\, the captain and leader\,* offered esteem and greetings from heaven when he said:* Rejo ice\, O blessed One! Rejoice\, O glorified One!* The Lord is with you.\n\n AT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\ , Tone 4: Having shared the way of life of the apostles\,* and having beco me a successor to their thrones\,* labouring you found the divinely inspir ed way to contemplation.* Therefore\, forthrightly ministering the word of truth\,* you shed your blood for the faith\, O hieromartyr\, Eusebius.* I ntercede with Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.\n\nGlory be t o the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: Having piously lived among the hierarch s\,* and having trod the path of suffering\,* you extinguished the sacrifi ces to idols* and were a defender for your flock\, O godly one.* Therefore \, venerating you\, we sincerely cry to you:* “Rescue us from dangers by your prayers\, O our father\, Eusebius.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nThe ve nerable ones will exult in glory* and they shall be joyful in their beds.\ n\nverse: Sing to the Lord a new song\; let His praise be in the assembly of the venerable ones. (Psalm 149:5\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\nRomans 12:4-5\, 15-2 1\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 2\n\nverse: Your priests shall clothe themselves with justice\, and Your venerable ones shall rejoice.\n\nverse: For the Lord h as chosen Sion\; He has chosen it for His dwelling. (Psalm 131:9\,13)\n\nG ospel\n\nMatthew 12:9-13\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man shall be in eve rlasting remembrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear*. Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. 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